Boys Be

Boys Be (ボーイズ・ビー) is an anime TV-series published in 2000 by Hal Film Maker in 13 episodes.

It is based on the original manga story by Masahiro Itabashi which was illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi . Three different Boys Be manga series were serialized by Kodansha in Shukan Shonen Magazine . The anime is licensed in North America by The Right Stuf International and the second manga series is licensed by TokyoPop. The anime is licensed in Singapore by Odex.

Cast and Characters

• Chiharu with the voice of Megumi Hayashibara
• Natsue Horikawa with the voice of Aika Mizuno
• Kyoichi Kanzaki with the voice of Kenichi Suzumura
• Erika Kawai with the voice of Michiko Neya
• Yumi Kazama with the voice of Miki Nagasawa
• Yoshihiko Kenjo with the voice of Hideo Ishikawa
• Aya Kurihara with the voice of Misato Fukuen
• Makoto Kurumizawa with the voice of Akira Ishida
• Aki Mizutani with the voice of Yuri Shiratori
• Jyunna Morio with the voice of Rika Komatsu
• Chiharu Nitta with the voice of Kazusa Murai
• Nao Nitta with the voice of Chie Ishibashi
• Shoko Sayama with the voice of Yuka Imai
• Mizuki Takano with the voice of Junko Noda

Description

In this anime boys be you can experience the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of first love and teenage romance. Six students struggle in their quest to find the perfect partner. Their only enemy is their adolescent limitations.

Although the intro sequence will make you doubt whether it is an anime or not, Boys Be… is a very nice series. Each introspective episode begins and ends with a philosophical quote which loosely sums up the episode's content, and it sets the proper mood. Boys Be…, while centered on Kyoichi and Chiharu, actually revolves about all seven or eight main characters and their love lives, each one unique and full of character.

The series is short, but there is little action.

External links

• http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,84,felxno,boys_be.html